Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, thousands of clinicians and advocates who support abortion access have been playing defense on two critical fronts. Not only do they have to make sense of confusing state laws that limit necessary reproductive health care, but they also must counter false claims about abortion that some worry may lead to a higher maternal mortality rate.
Inaccurate medical information about abortion has been circulating for decades. But researchers and physicians who support and study abortion access argue that the stakes are higher now, in part because correct and incorrect content is readily available through physical and digital sources. And because there’s so much out there, experts argue it may be hard for some people to identify materials grounded in science. (author introduction)